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Old Glory
I Am The Star Spangled Banner.....
Conceived In 1777 Out Of Love
America Bore For Liberty And Honor.
I Am The Memorial Of Countless Heroes Who
Shed Their Blood To Preserve This
Sacred Heritag…

Name Origin:
Named for a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Sailing Ship of exploration in the 20th century.
Flight History:
First flight October 3, 1985.
Atlantis was launched into space 33 times and, during 4,848 orbits, flew 126 million m…

Name Origin:
Named by schoolchildren for the famous British ship that took James Cook on his first voyage of exploration in the 18th century.
Flight History:
First flight May 7, 1992.
Endeavour was built to replace Challenger and flew 25 tim…

The first group of
astronauts selected for the
Space Transportation System
(STS) Program
began training in 1978.
This group of men and women
Followed in the footsteps of
the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo,
Manned …

Name Origin:
Named for two famous British ships of exploration in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Flight History:
First flight August 30, 1984. Discovery was NASA's "workhorse shuttle'. During 39 missions, between 1984 and 2011, it spent…

Name Origin:
Boston-based ship that explored the Pacific Northwest during the 18th century.
Flight History:
First flight April 12, 1981.
Columbia was the first Space Shuttle Orbiter to launch into space, flying 28 times. In 2003, on its 28t…

Name Origin:
Named for a British exploration ship that sailed in the 19th Century, as well as the Apollo 17 lunar module.
Flight History:
First flight April 4, 1983.
Challenger completed 995 orbits during 10 missions beginning in 1983. Chall…

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